green_flash t1_j1n7wu1 wrote on December 25, 2022 at 8:14 PM

> The crisis stems from the then-Trump administration’s decision to block appointments of judges to the top WTO appeal body – which the US claimed was overstepping its role and encroaching on US sovereignty.

> The failure to replace retiring judges caused the top appeal body to grind to a halt in 2019. The Biden administration has not resumed appointments, saying the US concerns about the dispute system “remain unaddressed”.

> Australia and China were among a large number of co-sponsors of a proposal put to a meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body in Geneva on Tuesday.

What exactly are the concerns of the US?

CamperStacker t1_j1nhzqt wrote on December 25, 2022 at 9:33 PM

Many of the trade bodies have a setup where each country gets 1 vote, instead of a vote proportional to the amount of trade.

So a group of micro nations can dictate the rules for large countries trade which is stupid.

Dunkinmydonuts1 t1_j1oglrp wrote on December 26, 2022 at 2:30 AM

Sounds familiar... where have I heard this before....

cough the US Senate cough

Ceratisa t1_j1ndqki wrote on December 25, 2022 at 8:59 PM

I think.. this stuff? https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/enforcement/us-views-functioning-wto-dispute-settlement-system I'm not savvy enough to quickly paraphrase all of this.

[deleted] t1_j1nevw7 wrote on December 25, 2022 at 9:08 PM

we want to be the first to open christmas presents